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Passengers' Rights On Train Travel: TTEs Can Face Punishment For Misconduct
Railway authorities urge passengers to be aware of their rights and to raise concerns whenever necessary to ensure safe and comfortable travel.
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Carrying Too Much Luggage On Trains? Here's What Indian Railways Can Do To You
Indian Railways has set strict rules for how much luggage passengers can carry on trains. If you exceed the limit, you may be fined.
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Indian Railways Tweaks Emergency Quota Rules, Big Relief For Common Passengers
Indian Railways has updated its emergency quota booking rules. Passengers must now request EQ tickets a day in advance, as reservation charts will be prepared 8 hours before departure.
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Why Travelling By Trains Is Still The Most Underrated Way To See The Country
If travel is about the journey as much as the destination, then trains deserve a lot more credit. Here is why train travel in India still holds its own - quietly, beautifully, and without any fuss.
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Railways To Prepare Reservation Charts 8 Hours In Advance
The Ministry of Railways has decided to prepare reservation charts for long-distance trains eight hours in advance, instead of the current four hours, to help passengers travelling from remote locations plan their journeys better.
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Railway Cops Need Valid Authority Or Ticket For Train Travel On Official Duty: Railways
GRP and RPF personnel must obtain a travel authority or purchase a ticket for train travel and carrying only the ID card is not enough, the Railway Claims Tribunal ruled dismissing the plea for compensation.
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Mumbai Rule Of Local Trains Only For Fully-Vaccinated Declared Illegal
The Maharashtra government's order of permitting only those fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to travel in local trains was "illegal" and brazenly affected the fundamental rights of citizens, said the Bombay High Court on Tuesday.
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Case Against Bihar MLA Who Was Seen In Underwear On Train
An MLA of the ruling JD(U) in Bihar, who hit the headlines for travelling by a New Delhi-bound train in undergarments and quarrelling with co-passengers when they took umbrage, has been booked under various sections of the IPC besides the SC/ST Act.
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Thousands Protest In France Against Covid Health Pass
Almost a quarter of a million people took to the streets across France on Saturday for the biggest protests yet against a coronavirus health pass needed to enter a cafe or travel on an inter-city train, two days before the new rules come into force.
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Kolkata Metro's COVID-19 Safety Norms For Passengers
Kolkata News: The Metro Railway issued a set of dos and don'ts for commuters when they travel by Metro trains after services resume. The passengers will have to wear masks and sanitise their hands before boarding the trains. Dispensers will be placed at each platform, a Metro Railway official said.
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One-Step Gap In Escalators, Foot Pedal For Lifts: New Delhi Metro Rules
Delhi Metro, which has been shut since March 22 due to the coronavirus crisis, is set to resume operations from Monday, September 7, in a graded manner. The metro travel experience is set to change, with thermal scanning and social distancing rules across the stations as well as inside trains. The Urban Development Ministry has announced that if vi...
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Centre Asks States To Run More Special Trains For Migrants; Issues Rules For Travel
The Centre has asked the states and the union territories to operate more special trains in close coordination with the railways for transportation of migrant workers and said special attention should be given to women, children and elderly.
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Special Trains For Migrants, Students, 5 More From Kerala Today: 10 Points
Six "shramik (worker) special" trains, carrying migrants, students and others stranded by the coronavirus lockdown, departed from Kerala, Telangana, Maharashtra and Rajasthan on Friday. The trains, bound for Jharkhand, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, were organised on request from the respective states, Railways said in a st...
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Buses Not Feasible For Moving Migrants, States Appeal To Centre: Sources
The home ministry's order to send migrant labourers home by bus is not feasible, several states, especially those from the south, have said. Source said the states have asked the ministry to allow the use of trains, contending that the number of people, distance and logistics of travel rules out buses.
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Railways Relaxes Refund Rules Till April 15 Amid COVID-19 Fears
Railways issued an advisory on Saturday relaxing refund rules for passengers who had booked tickets to travel between March 21 and April 15 in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak in the country to avoid crowding on trains and encourage social distancing.
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Passengers' Rights On Train Travel: TTEs Can Face Punishment For Misconduct
Railway authorities urge passengers to be aware of their rights and to raise concerns whenever necessary to ensure safe and comfortable travel.
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Carrying Too Much Luggage On Trains? Here's What Indian Railways Can Do To You
Indian Railways has set strict rules for how much luggage passengers can carry on trains. If you exceed the limit, you may be fined.
-
Indian Railways Tweaks Emergency Quota Rules, Big Relief For Common Passengers
Indian Railways has updated its emergency quota booking rules. Passengers must now request EQ tickets a day in advance, as reservation charts will be prepared 8 hours before departure.
-
Why Travelling By Trains Is Still The Most Underrated Way To See The Country
If travel is about the journey as much as the destination, then trains deserve a lot more credit. Here is why train travel in India still holds its own - quietly, beautifully, and without any fuss.
-
Railways To Prepare Reservation Charts 8 Hours In Advance
The Ministry of Railways has decided to prepare reservation charts for long-distance trains eight hours in advance, instead of the current four hours, to help passengers travelling from remote locations plan their journeys better.
-
Railway Cops Need Valid Authority Or Ticket For Train Travel On Official Duty: Railways
GRP and RPF personnel must obtain a travel authority or purchase a ticket for train travel and carrying only the ID card is not enough, the Railway Claims Tribunal ruled dismissing the plea for compensation.
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Mumbai Rule Of Local Trains Only For Fully-Vaccinated Declared Illegal
The Maharashtra government's order of permitting only those fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to travel in local trains was "illegal" and brazenly affected the fundamental rights of citizens, said the Bombay High Court on Tuesday.
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Case Against Bihar MLA Who Was Seen In Underwear On Train
An MLA of the ruling JD(U) in Bihar, who hit the headlines for travelling by a New Delhi-bound train in undergarments and quarrelling with co-passengers when they took umbrage, has been booked under various sections of the IPC besides the SC/ST Act.
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Thousands Protest In France Against Covid Health Pass
Almost a quarter of a million people took to the streets across France on Saturday for the biggest protests yet against a coronavirus health pass needed to enter a cafe or travel on an inter-city train, two days before the new rules come into force.
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Kolkata Metro's COVID-19 Safety Norms For Passengers
Kolkata News: The Metro Railway issued a set of dos and don'ts for commuters when they travel by Metro trains after services resume. The passengers will have to wear masks and sanitise their hands before boarding the trains. Dispensers will be placed at each platform, a Metro Railway official said.
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One-Step Gap In Escalators, Foot Pedal For Lifts: New Delhi Metro Rules
Delhi Metro, which has been shut since March 22 due to the coronavirus crisis, is set to resume operations from Monday, September 7, in a graded manner. The metro travel experience is set to change, with thermal scanning and social distancing rules across the stations as well as inside trains. The Urban Development Ministry has announced that if vi...
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Centre Asks States To Run More Special Trains For Migrants; Issues Rules For Travel
The Centre has asked the states and the union territories to operate more special trains in close coordination with the railways for transportation of migrant workers and said special attention should be given to women, children and elderly.
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Special Trains For Migrants, Students, 5 More From Kerala Today: 10 Points
Six "shramik (worker) special" trains, carrying migrants, students and others stranded by the coronavirus lockdown, departed from Kerala, Telangana, Maharashtra and Rajasthan on Friday. The trains, bound for Jharkhand, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, were organised on request from the respective states, Railways said in a st...
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Buses Not Feasible For Moving Migrants, States Appeal To Centre: Sources
The home ministry's order to send migrant labourers home by bus is not feasible, several states, especially those from the south, have said. Source said the states have asked the ministry to allow the use of trains, contending that the number of people, distance and logistics of travel rules out buses.
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Railways Relaxes Refund Rules Till April 15 Amid COVID-19 Fears
Railways issued an advisory on Saturday relaxing refund rules for passengers who had booked tickets to travel between March 21 and April 15 in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak in the country to avoid crowding on trains and encourage social distancing.
